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PLAYWRITING –
THE ONE ACT PLAY:
Ages 15 - ADULT
Everyone has a story to tell, and this class
will teach you how to put your story on the
stage. Through a series of writing
exercises and class discussions, you will
develop your voice and your story into a
one-act play by the end of the class.
Plays written in this class will be
developed and presented in staged readings
during the spring semester. Students
will need to purchase selected plays for
readings and discussions.
Instructor: Lori
Vander Maten
Class
Day/Time: Tues./6:30 - 830
Location:
FCF-Holland ommunity Center – Conference
Room
Class Dates: February 1 - April 5
Cost per Student: $ 200
Register through DFT – Conservatory of
Performing Arts.
ACTING – AUDITIONS/MONOLOGUES:
Ages 14 - ADULT
Be Prepared!
The best advice for any actor whether, they
are a beginner or a veteran, is to always be
ready for an audition…you never know when
the opportunity to be cast in a film or
show, commercial or event will present
itself. This class will give you the
opportunity to set your focus on what you
want to achieve and will start (or continue)
to fill your bag of tools for a successful
audition. This class is appropriate for all
levels of acting abilities and experience;
your work will be individualized to your
goals. You’ll leave the class with two
contrasting monologues and cold reading
experience to better prepare you for your
first or next audition.
Instructor:
Carolyn Allport
Day / Time:
Mondays/6:30 – 8:30
Location:
FCF-Holland Community Center
Dates: February
1-April 5
Cost:
$ 200 (includes free t-shirt)
Register through DFT – Conservatory of
Performing Arts.
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MUSICAL THEATRE ADVANCED PERFORMANCE GROUP:
Ages 13 - 18
Perform some of the best numbers from
musical theatre with other talented Valley
high school students. This advanced
performance class will allow you to explore
character, voice, and movement from many of
the best musicals written in the last 100
years as you perform a showcase of musical
theatre numbers around the Northeast Valley.
Ari-Zoni winning director and Arizona
Theatre Company Education Manager Sara
Bernstein, along with award winning musical
director Gail Glazer, will guide you as you
discover new musical theatre repertoire,
advance your movement skills, and enhance
your music theory, allowing you to walk away
with skills that will make you competitive
in the musical theatre profession. In
addition to multiple performance
opportunities, you will meet some of the
most talented actors in the valley as they
teach special workshops and share their
experience with you! Come join us as
we live, love, and learn about musical
theatre!
This class runs an entire year, but may be
paid for in quarters or semesters.
Students will be required to furnish their
own shoes and basic performance clothing
(tights and leotards for girls, shirts and
slacks for guys). All other costume
and props pieces will be provided.
Instructors: Sara
Bernstein /
Gail Glazer
Class
Day/Time: Mondays/
6:30 - 830
Location:
FCF-Holland Community Center
Class Dates:
February 1 - May 3
(Specific schedule and performance
information will be given to cast members
after rehearsals begin).
Cost per Student: $125 per quarter /
$250 per semester / $500 per year – save $25
by paying for the whole year!
Register through DFT – Conservatory of
Performing Arts.
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DANCE FOR THE THEATRE:
Ages 15 - ADULT
This is the perfect class for “actors who
move (or don’t move) well. This class is
focused on learning a variety of movement
used in theatrical production, it is
appropriate for students who have never
studied dance as well as for those who have
had dance training. The class focuses on
technique, style, and perfection of
theatrical movement, striving to develop
grace and confidence on stage in both acting
and dancing. The dance movement will be
taught in groups, with individual attention
to help students will master the
choreography. Students will be involved in
choreographing short pieces to perform in
front of their classmates and positive,
constructive feedback will be given for
improvements. All learning
styles and levels will be embraced in a
positive and encouraging environment.
Each class will start off with a short
warm-up in which the students will utilize
various dance movements to get their bodies
warmed up before starting the lesson. The
lessons will include instruction, active
learning, performance, and evaluation.
Instructor:
Lindsay Donoian
Class
Day/Time: Tues./4-5
p.m.
Location:
FCF-Holland Community Center
Class Dates: Feb. 6 - Apr. 7
Cost per Student: $ 200
Register through DFT – Conservatory of
Performing Arts.
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MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE:
Ages 14 - ADULT
This more advanced class will explore the
marriage of vocal music and theatre that
creates the unique American art form,
Musical Theatre. In this class,
performers will learn how to pick the right
songs for auditions, how to understand the
way a song works in musical theatre, and
receive vocal and acting coaching for both
solo and group numbers. Participants
will leave the class with a strong audition
song and the experience of working with
other actors on duets or group numbers.
Instructor:
Kevin
Glenn
Class
Day/Time: Wed./6:30-8:30
Location:
FCF-Holland Community Center
Class Dates: September 10 –
November 12
Workshop Showcase: November 13
Cost per Student: $ 200
Register through DFT – Conservatory of
Performing Arts.
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ACTING – SCENE STUDY:
Ages 14 - ADULT
Scene study classes are where one can really
challenge and push themselves to grow as an
actor. In this class, the “stakes are
higher”, and actors will have the
opportunity to really get into the “meat and
potatoes” of acting. By applying what has
been learned in previous acting classes, the
students will select, memorize and perform
one dramatic and one comedic scene of their
choice. Students will learn how to
rehearse, break-down a script into beats, as
well as hear & feel the rhythm and timing of
well written contemporary scripts. The ten
weeks will be broken into two parts. The
first five weeks focuses on analyzing and
performing a dramatic script, and the last
five weeks will be dedicated to comedy.
During the class there will be two
performances, and students will have the
choice to perform one of the two scenes for
the workshop showcase.
Instructor: Anna Berry
Class Days/Times:
Wed./ 6:30 – 8:30
Location:
FCF-Holland Community
Center
Class Dates: September 9 – November 18 (No class on
11/11 due to Veteran’s Day)
Workshop Showcase: November
30
Cost per Student: $ 200
Register through DFT – Conservatory of
Performing Arts.
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ACTING – IMPROVISATION: Ages 15 - ADULT
Beginning Level
Whether you are an actor or not, it’s
helpful to be comfortable in a situation
where you are called upon spontaneously to
speak and move with confidence. Knowing how
to improvise is a skill that can be learned
and is lots of fun! That’s why party games
so often center around improvised movement
and dialogue (Charades, Twister, Catch
Phrase, etc.) and comedy clubs and game
shows incorporate so much improv.
Experienced actors are constantly using
improvisation skills when they audition or
perform. Invariably things happen that are
not intended (forgotten lines, prop or set
mishaps, missed entrances) that require an
actor to improvise so that the audience
doesn’t know whether the mishap was intended
or not. This class will review the basics
of improv in movement and dialogue and
reinforce what is learned with many
exercises and improv games. Dress for
movement!
Instructor: Diedre Kaye
Day / Time:
Thursdays/6:30 – 8:30
Location: FCF-Holland
Community Center
Dates: October
1 – December 10
Workshop Performance:
December 10
Cost:
$ 200 (includes free t-shirt)
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